Sludge Wave (move)

Sludge Wave ヘドロウェーブ Sludge Wave

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Battles Type  Poison Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  95 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally All Others: Affects all Pokémon adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM34 in Generation V

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Sludge Wave (Japanese: ヘドロウェーブ Sludge Wave) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Sludge Wave inflicts damage and has a 10% chance of poisoning the target. Sludge Wave will hit all Pokémon in double battles and all adjacent Pokémon in triple battles.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	50			''''
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	56			''''
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	44			''''
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	50			''''
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I --		II --		III --		IV --		V TM34		VI TM08
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔		✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔		✔
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground	✔		✔
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison	✔		✔
073		Tentacruel	Water	Poison	✔		✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔		✔
194		Wooper	Water	Ground	✔		✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	✔		✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	✔		✔
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	✔		✔
224		Octillery	Water		Water	✔		✔
258		Mudkip	Water		Water	✔		✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground	✔		✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground	✔		✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
336		Seviper	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	✔		✔
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	✔		✔
423		Gastrodon	Water	Ground	✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	✔		✔
535		Tympole	Water		Water	✔		✔
536		Palpitoad	Water	Ground	✔		✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground	✔		✔
568		Trubbish	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison	✔		✔
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost	✔		✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost	✔		✔
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric	✔		✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying	✔		✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying	✔		✔
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying	✔		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison Dream World - Spooky Manor Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

Language Title French Cradovague German Schlammwoge Italian Fangonda Spanish Onda Tóxica

Variations of the move Flamethrower
Flamethrower • Ice Beam • Thunderbolt

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